Biography

Enevold Brandt was born in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

, and studied law at the University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...

. He became assistant judge of the Supreme Court

Supreme court

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 of Copenhagen in 1764, royal chamberlain

Chamberlain (office)

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 in 1769, and afterwards superintendent of the Royal Theatre. He acted as the companion of King Christian VII

Christian VII of Denmark

Christian VII was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death. He was the son of Danish King Frederick V and his first consort Louisa, daughter of King George II of Great Britain....

, but became involved in the catastrophe of January 17, 1772, and, together with his friend Struensee

Johann Friedrich Struensee

Count Johann Friedrich Struensee was a German doctor. He became royal physician to the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark and a minister in the Danish government. He rose in power to a position of “de facto” regent of the country, where he tried to carry out widespread reforms...

, to whose advancement he had contributed, was condemned to death, his execution following on April 28, 1772.